UK could lose its AAA credit rating if it leaves the EU
The UK could end up losing its 'AAA' credit rating if it leaves the European Union.
Moritz Kraemer, Standard and Poor's (S&P) chief sovereign rating...
“Project Loon” will provide Internet access to millions in Indonesia
Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has partnered up with three telecommunications companies in Indonesia to deliver Internet access in areas of the country...
Qube Holdings buys large Asciano stake, Australia
Sydney-based Qube Holdings Ltd., a diversified logistics and infrastructure company, has acquired an almost 20% stake in Melbourne-based Asciano Ltd., a freight logistics company,...
Young stars found where only older ones were thought to exist in Milky Way
Scientists have discovered a group of young stars in a neighborhood of the Milky Way they thought was exclusively occupied by older stars. Experts had...
US third quarter economic growth slowed to 1.5%
US economic growth slowed down in the third quarter.
GDP expanded at an annualized pace of 1.5% between July and September, down from 3.9% in...
Oxygen in comet’s atmosphere surprises scientists
Scientists were surprised to find a high proportion of oxygen molecules in the atmosphere of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, after carrying out a chemical analysis. Such...
UK population to grow by 9.7m over next 25 years
The UK population is forecast to grow by 9.7 million over the next 25 years from approximately 64.6 million in the middle of last...
The puffin, turtle dove, grebe and pochard facing global extinction, RSPB informs
Four of Britain’s bird species – the puffin, turtle dove, grebe, and pochard – have been added to the rapidly growing list of birds...
Baxter International appoints José Almeida as next CEO
The Illinois-based health care company Baxter International announced that José Almeida will succeed Robert Parkinson as CEO effective Jan. 1.
Almeida, former head of Covidien,...
PayPal posts third quarter revenue of $2.26 billion, hit by strong USD
PayPal Holdings Inc. reported third quarter revenue of $2.26 billion, up 14 percent, but just shy of Wall Street expectations.
According to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S,...